1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerx´es king of Persia, Ezra the son of Serai´ah, the son of Azari´ah, the son of Hilki´ah,
2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahi´tub,
3 the son of Amari´ah, the son of Azari´ah, the son of Merai´oth,
4 the son of Zerahi´ah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 the son of Abishu´a, the son of Phin´ehas, the son of Ele-a´zar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
6 this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.